Have on 04 with 28k miles... is it too late to hassle the dealership about what I assume are warped rotors? I know a lot of the 04s were having problems, but I'm assuming they'll push back because of the mileage.

 

I think they will tell you that its a wear & tear item.

Are you sure they are warped? A lot of times the OEM brake pad deposits on the rotors are the culprit.

 

It depends from dealer to dealer what they're willing to do with them. Most likely they'll cut them, but probably charge you for it. The OEMs suck anyway, I'd go aftermarket. That's what I did. There are plenty of threads on this, try a search for more info.

 

The dealer that I bought my TSX from resurfaced the front rotors under warranty when the car had 12,000 miles. The vibration returned at 26,000 miles, and another dealer, who I was taking the car to for service at the time, replaced both front rotors and brake pads under warranty. I now have 63,000 miles on the car, with no new vibration problems.

 

dealer cut my rotors at 19K miles at no charge. Pulsation returned at 30k. At 46k, I just replaced pads and rotors. Feels great again.

 

whats wraped rotors look like? and how can you tell how much life is left on the rotor?

 

You can't see warped rotors and you can't really tell how much life it has left. All you can do is just feel it. At least that's what I think. If you lightly hold the brake and you feel your car moving up but also shaking, then there's something wrong with the rotor.

 

thanks for that information

 

But be careful. Sometimes they don't fix that for free. My dealer told me I gotta pay laber next time so I might go with after market if it happens to my breaks again.

 

My 2004 had the dealer resurface rotors at 20K (warranty). They got so bad at 45K that dealer replaced rotors and replaced front pads for free citing a problem/recall with the composite of the factory pads related to heat. At 65K need resurfacing again with a charge of $200.00. So much for the "new and improved" pads. Has anyone else heard about this pad composite problem? Should I really be paying for another resurface?

 

Just go to Amigo Auto Part and buy a new one for $15 bucks. That was what I did.

 

I took mine in this morning for this very problem. I have an '06 with 21K miles. They said they were warped and resurfaced them under warranty. They also added that they only did it under warranty because the car is just a year old and under 25K miles. I'm not sure what the 25K mile mark insinuated. This was at Harper Acura in Knoxville, TN. One of the best dealerships around that I've dealt with except they washed my car when I told them not to 4 times! Oh well, what can you do, right?

 

Its definitely the pads. Just replace them with after markets like Hawk or Axxis.

 

(i hope this was a joke)

 

When my friend first told me about that place, I was like... huh... It turns out the "Amigo Auto Part" (it is really called that) are everywhere here in Long Beach. The stuffs they sell are really cheap. I was going to turn my rotors. They told me they charged $10 for each one. And then they told me a new one they sold was $15 bucks. I put the new one on and didn't feel any different.

 

Which part of LB are you in? I'm east of the airport and I don't remember seeing Amigo Auto Part at all.

 

they are all over the places here:

http://local.yahoo.com/results;_ylt=...ng+beach%2C+ca